Support for vehicle-shafts.



PATENTED FEB. 18,1908.

. J. T. MINYARD. SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE SHAPTS.

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JAMES T. MINYARI), OF MULBERRY, ARKANSAS.

SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE-SHAFTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed April 11. 1907- Serial No. 367-717- To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. MINYARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mulberry, in the county of Crawford and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports forVehicle-Shafts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a support for vehicle shafts and is designed to hold thethills or shafts up in a perpendicular, or nearly perpendicular positionso they will be out of the Way from being trampled on or runover, orbroken by other such means, and that the animal may be conveniently putin position and taken away from the vehicle when the shafts are thussupported at such angles.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a front end view of a buggy,provided with my improved shaft or thill support in,position, holdingthe thills up, the swinging arm being under the cross-beam of thethills. Fig. 2, is a face view of my invention. Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view. Fig. 4, is a perspective view and Fig. 5, is perspectivedetail views of the several parts, except the bolt, washers and nuts.

My invention, referring to the drawings, as attached to the front end ofa vehicle, is described as follows The numeral 1, designates the mainbar which. is provided at its upper end with a square enlargement 2,horizontal perforation 3, and stop pin 4, and near its center with anoblong rectangular opening 5, and near its lower end with a horizontalperforation 6.

An elbow-shaped bar 7, is provided near its vertical end with an oblongrectangular opening 8, which corresponds to the oblong rectangularopening 5. Its horizontal part is provided with a square opening 9, saidhorizontal part terminating in a threaded neck 10.

The numeral 11, represents the swinging arm, provided at its end with aflattened art 12; the said arm turns at a right angle, forming a wrist13, which is provided with a shoulder 14, said wrist terminating in athreaded bolt 15. Fitting over the threaded bolt 15, and against theface of the shoulder 14, is rigidly secured a washer 16, provided with astop shoulder 17.

My invention is applied as follows :The main bar 1, is applied to thefront edges of the upper half of the buggy spring, and to the bolster.The elbow-shaped bar 7, is then applied to the rear edges thereof, thethreaded neck 10, passing forwardly through the perforation 6, of thebar 1, and secured by a nut 18. The lower end of the bolt and the nut19, which holds the bolster to the spring passes through the squareopening 9, of the elbow-shaped bar 7 then a bolt 20, is passed The bolt15, of the wrist 13, is then passed rearwardly through the perforation3, in the main bar 1, until the face of the washer comes against theenlargement 2, and in such position that the stop shoulder 17, will restagainst the left side of the stop pin 4, thus causing the swinging arm11, to stand to the left at an angle from the main bar 1, of about 10degrees, so that when the pressure against the cross bar of the thillsis relieved by pushing one of the thills back a little, the arm dropsdown of its own weight and thus the thills are, so to speak,automatically relieved. The arm is pivoted in place by a washer 23, anda nut 24; thus placed in position it is ready for use.

Although I have specifically described the combination, construction andarrangement of the several parts of my invention I do not confine myselfparticularly to such specific combination, construction and arrangement,as I claim the right to make such changes and modifications therein asmay clearly fall within the scope of my invention, and which may beresorted to without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of myrights therein.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is,

The combination of the main bar 1, provided at its upper end with asquare enlargement 2, a perforation 3 and stop pin 4, and near itsmiddle a longitudinal rectangular opening 5, and near its lower end witha perforation 6; elbow-shaped bar 7, provlded near its upper end with anoblong rectangular opening 8 in its vertical part, and with a squareopening 9, in its horizontal part, said 1 horizontal part terminating ina threaded neck 10; a swinging arm 11, provided with a wrist 13, atright angles to said arm; a shoulder 14, on said wrist, said wristterminating in a threaded bolt 15; a washer 16, rigidly secured to saidshoulder and around said bolt provided with a stop shoulder 17, saidbolt 15, pivoted and secured in said opening 3, by Washer 23, and nut24, said stop shoulder adapted to rest against said stop pin 4;

parts 1 and 7 adapted to be secured around the upper spring and bolsterof a vehicle by means of bolts and nuts, substantially as shown anddescribed and for the purposes 15 set forth.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES T. MINYARD. Witnesses D. T. HOUSE, E1). STORIE.

